Fender.



M. WARNER.

FENDER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 1. 1914.

Patented Oct. 19, 1915.

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MAHLoN WARNER, or MILLVILLE, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR or ONE-HALF r0 zEB GAISKILL'OF MILLVILLE, NEW JEEsEY.

FENDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 19, 1915.

Application filed May 1, 1914. Serial No. 835,723.

' T '0 all whom it may concern:

which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a spring fender adapted especially to be applied to automobiles but capable of application to various forms of. vehicles including street cars.

The object of the invention is to prevent injury to a person struck by the vehicle, the device being so arranged as to push the party being struck to one side whereas the common type of fender usually throws the party upon the fender itself.

The invention consists of the novel features of construction hereinafter described, pointed out in the claims and shown in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation showing the device applied to an automobile, parts of the covering being removed. Fig. 2 is a plan view. Fig. 3 is a section, on the line 33 of Fig. 2.

In these drawings, 1 represents the forward portion of an automobile having a wheel guard 2. Supported from the wheel guard is an upright 3, said upright having secured to its rear face a curved member 4 which fits over the guard, and a brace memher 5. Upon its front face the upright memher 3 is provided with a plurality of hook receiving sockets 6, preferably arranged in pairs, two at the upper end and two at the lower end, although any number of such sockets may be employed. It is also understood that one of the uprights 3 is supported in advance of each of the front wheel guards.

The fender consists of a triangular frame comprising three side members 7, spaced apart and arranged one above the other and to which are secured a suitable number of upright members 8.v These are all formed of spring metal, and the rear or base hori-" zontal members 7 of the frame are slightly curved, as shown in Fig. 2. Fitting within the triangular frame thus formed are three smaller triangular frames 9, placed one above the other, and connected to the rear horizontal members 7. No upright members are connected to these interior triangular frames but there are arranged between said frames 9 and the. side members 7 a plurality of spring rings 10, and within said members 9 are arranged spring rings ll tyo of which are connected respectively to the' 'members 7 and the frames 9. The other ring 11 of each member 9 is arranged in the apex portions of said members and is connected thereto and to the other two rings.

Preferably I make the rings in the apices of the various triangles larger than the other rings, as is also indicated in the drawings.

The fender so described is provided at its rear with suitable hooks 12 adapted to be inserted into the sockets 6, and by providing more sockets than hooks, I allow for vertical adjustment of the fender, thereby adapting it' for use with higher or lower wheel guardsas well as for use upon smooth pavements or uneven roads.

The sides of the fender are preferably covered by a suitable fabric 13. To further brace the fender, wire stays 14: are run across the top. from the rear to the side members. The top of the fender may also be covered, if desired, and in case the position of the fender with respect to the head-lights may require it, suitable openings may of course be cut in the .fabric 13, and there can also be cut air openings in the case of a thick not interfere fabric, so that the fender will with the cooling of the engines. These, however, are immaterial details, as many minor changes of this kind can be made without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Vhat I claim is:

1. A fenderconsisting of a plurality of triangular frames spaced apart, one above the other, uprights connecting interior triangular frames arranged within those first mentioned and spring rings insertcd between said triangular frames, said rings having their diameters in the frame, the said frames being constructed of a spring material. Y

2. A fender consisting of a plurality of triangular frames arranged one above the other and spaced apart, uprights connecting said triangular frames, horizontally arranged interior triangular frames carried by the rear members of the first mentioned triangular frames, spring rings placed within said second mentioned triangular members, and

the plane .of

said frames,

spring rings placed between the first and "an automobile, spring ringsvcarried'. by said, second triangular members, said rings beinghorizontal members; ar d 9} suitable faBric l0 alsgo, iri nggd in lltillZligtfij. glanes}.3 d inclosing the sides of tile said. fender.

en er of tie n1 escri a com- I 7 prising horizontally arranged triangular MAHLON R members spaced apart, uprights connecting Witnesses: said members, means fer detaphably secur- ZEB GASKILL, ing the said fender to the Wheel guards of GEO. W. BRANIN. 

